True, and if that's the team that shows up, it's going to be long and ugly... I'm hoping for something different, and think that so far, the offseason looks like we could be moving in the right direction.

We can't really expect to get any night games. Our own fans who paid good money for tickets didn't show up last year, I'm pretty sure nobody around the country wants to see us get beat every week, especially at night. The Raiders still keep their fans when they lose, that's why they get some. I think besides the Packers and Raiders, about every team's fan base is pretty bad. One bad season and the fans head for the hills. It was pathetic going to games last year, with the seats half-empty.

I think that was pretty optimistic on my part. Seven wins or more looks like a pipe dream based on what I saw last season.

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I've said before that the team last year was better than a 4-12 team. But after they let the early wins get away, the team quit and all bets were off.

I"m hopeing that the problems that led to Fisher losing the team will be addressed for this year, (i.e. bringing in Vets with a habit of winning, and whatever else we don't see that goes on) and that the 2006 version of the Titans will surprise.

Now if the team had played with all heart in every game last season and still ended up 4-12 I'd not have much optimism.

Even still, the schedule looks harder, the early traveling alone. If they can keep their heads close to the top of the water in the first half, then they could set themselves up for a second half run which could bring the surprise.

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